The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-20

into the compost it should stand longer, but
cotton seed is apt to iniure and lose by long
composing. Indeed, in view of this risk,
it is rather better to put green seed directly in
the drill, scatter phosphate upon it and then
bed.
I'd. One is about as good as the other.
3D. Application should be made at first or
second blowing, because cotton cannot or
should not be sided deep, and the manure put
in siding furrow near the surface will
require time to be carried down
to the roots by rains. Scatter manure
in siding burrows and cover with next furrow.
Whether this kind of manuring will prove
profitable is not yet fully decided. 1t may be
better to put additional manure in the first
listing burrows when bedding land. Please
give us results of your experiments on this
line.
A. Advisable to put off turning land as late
as one can do it safely, and yet complete the
necessary preparations for the crop. A farmer
should never be caught with such q pressure-of
work just before planting time that it cannot
be dono properly. Thorough preparation is
indispensable to making good crops.
c. w, Bronewood, Ga: Please give information
as regards the most expedient and least expensive
way of dissolying about 900 pounds of bones with
out utilizing moderated oak.
The most expeditions mode of dissoving
bones, is to break them up as fine as you can,
put in wooden vessel, wet thoroughly, and
then add slowly about half their weight of or
binary oil of yitriol. But as oil of vitriol is a
dangerous and troublesome thing to handle,
this mode is not adopted to farm practice. The
only other practicable mode, aside from mix
ing with lime and ashes, is to mix the finely
broken bones with some rapidly fermenting
substance, like fresh horse manure. This will
tend to soften and disntegrate the bones. If
urine is poured on the mass from time to time
it will intensity the fermentation and hasten
the dissolution of the bones.
w. S. g., Yorkyille S. c.: wish to ask your opn-
ion with regard to cotton seed fertilizer. A
gentleman OF excellent sense and good Judgment
claims that cotton seed meal from which the oil has
been extracted, is superior to the cotton seed in
natural state. He claims that the oil in the seed,
aside from not Icing fertilizing element will
ually poison the soil contend that the oil in the
seed is fertilizing element, and that the extrac
ton of the oil depreciates the value of the seed.
wish to know whether raw cotton seed or cotton
seed meal is the best fertilizer.
The meal acts more promptly than the whole
seed and is easier to handle; the whole seed
has to be killed before they are applied if the
weather is warm. In other respects there is
no special difference between the two-ten
bushels of seed being about equivalent to 100
pounds of meal. The oil does not poison the
land, but has little or manurial value.
G. R., Madra N c.: have plat of land, about
three acres, which wish to set in fgrape vines of
different varieties. Would like to know if 1 can
SOW the land this tall winter and set the vines
after the wheat is taken off next spring? Will you
give few hints in regard to the preparation of land
for grapes, also the kind and quantity of manure
required for them?
| Grape vines can not be safely set out later
| than March, and wheat would not be harvested
| by that time. Neither would sowing the land
| in wheat be a specially good preparation for
| vines. Before setting out the vines the land
should be deeply and thoroughly broken. The
usual distance for planting is in rows ten feet
apart, and plants eight to ten feet in the rows.
If the land is rolling the rows should be laid off
| ON level; then with large turn pillow throw
| out dirt ON both sides, making deep wide fur
row. This done, very little spading or shovel
| ing will be needed to prepare the holes for the
| plants 1t is we'll to work in a little manure
in each hole. This should consist of cow ma
nre and ashes; a little bone meal
may also be added to advantage. Get
one or two year old vines. Cut
| off the tops leaving only two buds on the wood
| of the last years growth. Plant in sloping
| position, leaving only two buds above the sur
face. Cultivate through spring and summer
like cotton. When the buds shoot, rub off
one, leaving the strongest and train it to q
stake, so as to got one strong vine.
| BIZ H, Marvin, Ca: How does the "Duroc, y
or Jersey red hog stand south Georgia? Do you
think they are the hogs for this country? The firm
| bought from has stock farm in Tennessee, and
! they say they are the hog for the SOUTH The pair
bought the finest ever seen in this country and
| take almost nothing to keep them. 1
| Has not been sufficiently tested in the ex-
| treme south to reach a satisfactory conclusion
| We are inclined, however, to the belief that
! no breed excels the Berkshire.
| J. NJ Barnesvile: I have fine young mule that
is affected with something on knee of hind-leg;
| she bears but little weight on it while standing,
when at work she favors it but little if any. There
| is an enlargement on front knee joint about the
size of small egg, and sore when pressed upon. Can
you tell me what it is and how to treat it.
1t is probably SPAWN. Shave the hair from
tumor and apply bromide of mercury-one
drachm to four ounces of lard-well rubbed in.
When well blistered wash off and dress with
simple lard. If the knot does not disappear,
repeat the application in ten days.
Up, Greensboro, Hall county, Ala. Iwish to put
some hill sides in bermuda grass and write to find
!
lowing plans: Whether to buy the seed and SOW
with oats, or get the roots. of which there is an
abundance at hand. Ny plan is to get the
grass started next year for permanent pasture the
year after, and desire crop of oats from the land
| the first year. Mention the best time to SOW the
| land.
Don't think you will find any burmuda grass
seed on the market. Have heard of none re-
Gently. They were imported and sold in our
markets few years ago, but none recently.
If the roots are convenient, get full supply
wash them, and then cut up i'll short pieces in
a straw feed cutter. Sow broadcast freely and
pillow in with oats.
| ]. C. Jones, Wolfen, Ga: wish some one In
Texas to correspondent with me that can furnish
jeans to plant. 1 also want to know 4
pecans will do we'll in fresh land
The fresher and richer the land the better
they will grow. The pecan is "a species Of
hickory, and will grow well wherever the
latter does.
They VIII Not Do 1t.
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